Vypin (

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...

: വൈപ്പിന്‍, Cochin Portuguese: Isla Santa) is one of the group of islands that form part of the city of

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of ...

(

Cochin Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of ...

), in the Indian state of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South Ca ...

. Vypin forms a

barrier island Barrier islands are coastal landforms and a type of dune system that are exceptionally flat or lumpy areas of sand that form by wave and tidal action parallel to the mainland coast. They usually occur in chains, consisting of anything from a ...

which lies between the

Arabian Sea The Arabian Sea ( ar, اَلْبَحرْ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Bahr al-ˁArabī) is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan, Iran and the Gulf of Oman, on the west by the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channe ...

in the west and the Cochin backwaters formed by the various distributaries of

Periyar Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy (17 September 1879 – 24 December 1973), revered as Periyar or Thanthai Periyar, was an Indian social activist and politician who started the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam. He is known as the 'F ...

river, in the east. The northernmost end of the island lies on the estuary of the Periyar river in Muziris (Kodungallur), and the southernmost end in the mouth of the Cochin Backwaters in Kalamukku near Fort Vypin. The island is about long and is connected to mainland Kochi by a series of bridges known as the

Goshree bridges Goshree bridges is a system of bridges that link the mainland side of the city of Kochi to the islands lying to the north of the backwaters. It provides the vital road connectivity to the islands of Bolgatty and Vallarpadam and also links the wes ...

, which start at Kalamukku in Vypin, touch other two islands and then finish at

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covering a total distance of around . Vypin is 58th most densely populated islands in the world.

Njarakkal Narakkal is a village in the Vypin area situated in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. Demographics Narakkal is situated at the centre of Vypeen island. Njarakkal is also known as Narakkal. Landmarks * Fish Farm and Aqua ...

is one of the most densely populated locations within Vypin.

Development

At far the northern tip of Vypin, is home to the Munambam Fishing Harbour, the largest fishing harbour in Kochi. Puthuvype has become the major industrial hub in Kerala and the fastest growing city suburb due to the SPM project run by

Kochi Refineries Kochi Refinery Limited (KRL) is a crude oil refinery in the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. It is the largest public sector refinery in India with a production capacity of 15.5 million tonnes per year. Formerly known as Cochin Refineries Limite ...

, an offshore pumping station of Kochi Port, the Puthuvyp LNG Terminal, the IOC Bottling Plant and the proposed Oceanarium. There are ten lighthouses in

, one of which is situated at Puthuvype Beach and is the tallest in Kerala India's first international container trans-shipment terminal (ICTT) in the Special Economic Zone at Vallarpadam Island, designed to handle the largest container ships, was opened by then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on February 11, 2011. There are regular boat services from

Fort Kochi Fort Kochi, Fort Cochin in English, Cochim de Baixo ("Lower Kochi") in Cochin Portuguese creole, is a neighbourhood of Cochin (Kochi) city in Kerala, India. Fort Kochi takes its name from the Fort Manuel of Cochin, the first European for ...

to Vypin Island. In 2004 a bridge was built by the

Goshree Islands Development Authority Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA) was established in 1994. It is one of the two government agencies for the development of Kochi City Region, Kerala along with GCDA which serves entire Cochin Corporation and surrounding municipaliti ...

(GIDA) to connect Vypin to the mainland. The

also connect the islands

Mulavukad Mulavukad, also known locally as Bolgatty Island, is one of the islands that forms part of the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. It is situated in the Mulavukad Grama Panchayat. Vypin island and Vallarpadam island lie on its west side and Va ...

and

Vallarpadam Vallarpadam is one among the group of islands, that form part of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. It is situated in the Vembanad Lake, locally known as The Kochi Lake and has a population of over 10,000. ''Vallarpadam'' is one of the two ...

. Vypin is now a fast-developing suburb of Kochi City. Today, all the basic infrastructure of modern living is available in Vypin. Travellers from North Kerala can use the Vypin–Munambam state highway to reach Ernakulam.

History

The island was formed in 1341 following a heavy flood.

Villages of Vypin

Cherai Cherai ( ml, ചെറായി) smallest town located in north side of Vypin island. This town connects to kochin, North pravur and Kodungallur. It is a region in Kochi Taluk, a suburb of the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, Indi ...

Edavanakkad Edavanakad is a part of Vypin islands, which comes under the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. It is a suburb of Kochi city. The Vypin - Munambam state highway passes through the village. Its western border is Arabian Sea, the eastern Border ...

Elamkunnapuzha Elamkunnapuzha is a village in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given populatio ...

* Fort Vypin *

Kuzhuppilly Kuzhuppilly is a suburb of Kochi city and a tourist destination in Vypin Island in Kerala, India. The areas in Kuzhuppilly village are Pallathamkulangara, Cheruvaipu, Thundippuram, Manappally, and Ayyampilly. Statistics The total population per ...

* Malippuram * Munambam * Murikumpadam *

Nayarambalam Nayarambalam is a suburb of Cochin city and coastal village on Vypin island in Ernakulam District in the state of Kerala, India. The village is surrounded by Edavanakkad Gram Panchayat to the north, Narakkal Gram Panchayat to the south, the Ara ...

Nedungad ::Not to be confused with Nedungadu Nedungad is a small island located in the Ernakulam district of Kerala state, in southern India. It is located in the east side of Nayarambalam Nayarambalam is a suburb of Cochin city and coastal village o ...

Njarackal Narakkal is a village in the Vypin area situated in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. Demographics Narakkal is situated at the centre of Vypin, Vypeen island. Njarakkal is also known as Narakkal. Landmarks * Fish Farm and ...

Ochanthuruth Ochanthuruth is one of the villages in Vypin, an island in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is on the southern part of Vypin. Geography It is located at Vypin Island of Ernakulam District. Location Ochanthuruth is 3 miles (5 km) nor ...

* Pallippuram * Perumpilly *

Puthuvype Puthuvype (Puthu vype - New Vypin) is an upcoming major Industrial area in Kochi in the Indian state of Kerala. It is situated 5 km west of High Court Junction. Demographics As per Government of India Census 2011 Puthuvype has a popula ...

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Development

History

Villages of Vypin

See also

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